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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Wolverine GTR" data-source="post: 24246245" data-attributes="member: 158020"><img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/default/love.gif"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":love:" title="Love    :love:" data-shortname=":love:" />Crystal Palace 1 Manchester United 3: Lukaku double earns club-record eighth straight away win <img src="https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/02/27/21/10377908-6752993-image-a-23_1551302580340.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> Romelu Lukaku ended a nine-match goal drought with a double as a depleted Manchester United beat Crystal Palace 3-1 to secure a club-record eighth successive away victory across all competitions. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was without a host of first-team regulars due to injuries, but Lukaku stepped up having been given a rare opportunity to lead the line, his pair of goals playing a part in downing a spirited Palace side.United just about shaded an even first half and went into the break ahead thanks to a fine Luke Shaw-inspired Lukaku goal in the 33rd minute. Lukaku got his second of the day just after the break and, although Joel Ward pulled one back in the 66th minute, Ashley Young struck late on to end the hosts' hopes and keep United just a point behind fourth-placed Arsenal, who thrashed Bournemouth 5-1.United should have taken the lead after just eight minutes, but Lukaku inexplicably volleyed over from eight yards after Shaw's pinpoint corner found the Belgium international unmarked. Palace nearly capitalised a few moments later – Andros Townsend shooting over from inside the six-yard box after James McArthur's pass.Lukaku atoned for his earlier miss just past the half-hour mark, producing a lovely right-footed finish into the bottom-right corner from 18 yards after a brilliant solo run from Shaw. He doubled his tally seven minutes into the second half, knocking in from close range after Chris Smalling's header found Victor Lindelof, who in turn nodded the ball into the danger zone.Palace got themselves a lifeline just after the hour – Ward scoring a diving header from Jeffrey Schlupp's delivery after Ashley Young had been robbed of possession in the corner. The home side piled men forwards towards the end, but that ultimately brought their undoing as United caught them on the break seven minutes from time – Young finishing from a tight angle after being released by Paul Pogba.</blockquote>

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